| Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service | |
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 Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service area |
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| Coverage | |
| Area | Stirling, Falkirk, Clackmannanshire |
| Size | 2,643 square kilometres |
| Population | 284,710 |
| Operations | |
| Formed | 1975 |
| HQ | Falkirk |
| Staff | 3,562 |
| Stations | 17 |
| Co-responder | No |
| Brigade Manager | Steven Torrie |
| Chief Fire Officer | {{{CFO}}} |
| Website | www.centralscotlandfire.gov.uk |
Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Central Scotland, Scotland.
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History
Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service(CSFRS) was formed in 1975 when control of fire services was passed from local authorities to the new Central Region Council. When the Central Regional Council was abolished in 1996 the three new unitary authorities each took part in the running of the service. Originally called Central Region Fire Brigade in 1975, changed in 1996 to Central Scotland Fire Brigade and in 2004 it changed to Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service to reflect the change in the operations it carries out.
Stations
The service operates 17 fire stations.
| Area | Population | Full time station | Retained station | Volunteer Stations |
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| Clackmannanshire | 48,630 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Falkirk | 149,150 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Stirling | 86,930 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
- 1 wholetime station:
- Stirling
- 12 retained stations:
- Aberfoyle, Balfron, Bridge of Allan, Callander, Denny, Doune, Dunblane, Killin, Slamannan, Tyndrum, Crainlarich and Tillicoultry
- 0 volunteer stations :
- Upgraded to retained
Appliances
CSFRS has a total of 34 fire appliances which cover the whole area of Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmananshire. The majority of these are water tender ladder (WrLs) and the remainder are mostly specialist units:
- 17 Water tender Ladders - WrL
- 6 Water Tenders - WrT
- 2 Volunteer Support Units (or Light Fire Appliances) - VSU (or LFA)
- 1 Rescue Tender - RT
- 1 Operational Support Unit - OSU
- 2 Fire Fogging Units - FFU
- 1 Water Carrier - WrC
- 2 Aerial Ladder Platforms - ALP
- 1 Prime Mover + High Volume Pump - PM + HVPU
- 1 Incident Response Unit - IRU
- 1 Command Unit - CU
- 1 Fire Investigation Unit - FIU
- Urban Search and Rescue Team - USAR
In addition CSFRS also has one WrL involved with their training department and five as reserve appliances. They have also recently taken delivery of a Combined Aerial Rescue Pump (CARP) in line with many other FRSs as a new initiative to replace ageing aerial appliances by combining a standard pumping appliance with an aerial appliance; the concept is a good idea from an engineering perspective (and on paper to fire boards looking to save money (reduces station establishment by two firefighters per station)), but the actual practicalities, performance and functionality has led to not many being put on the run due to minor setbacks in the design as is the case with the two due to be put on the run in Stirling and Falkirk.[citation needed]
Fire Cadets
CSFRS operates 5 fire cadet units at Balfron, Larbert, Tillycoultry, Bo'ness and Killin. These are very successful and have provided great opportunities for the many cadets since 2002 when the first unit (Balfron) opened.
See also
References
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